Boy with autism and his guardian angel dog melt This Morning viewers’ hearts with their tale of friendship – Mirror.co.uk

This Morning viewers were left touched by a ‘heart-wrenching’ story of true friendship on Thursday.

Sitting down with hosts Philip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, Joel – who is autistic – revealed how his life was changed when he met his guardian angel dog Caddy.

Explaining how the canine helped to change his life, the teen’s life was transformed when he met the assistance dog, saying: “He’s changed my life a lot. if you had told me a few years before I had Caddy, I wouldn’t believe you.”

This Morning viewers had their heart melted on Thursday by Joel’s tale of friendship with his dog Caddy (Photo: ITV)

Talking with Phil and Holly about the transformation his life underwent, Joel and his mother explained how the animal had given him a whole new lease oF life – allowing him to smile for the first time and go outside.

“Before I met Caddy I could never go outside,” Joel told the pair, smiling as he recalled the moment.

And showing how important his four-legged friend is to him, when Philip asked what life was like before he met Caddy, Joel simply said: “It puts tears to my eyes when I have to talk about that.”

The assistance dog allowed the teen to smile for the first time and conquer his fear of the outside world (Photo: ITV)

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